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LinuxPR: Small Internet Fax Box runs on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 9, 1999

“FaxTel, Inc. have developed an Internet Fax Box (IFB) device,
which Internet-enables any regular fax machine, and allows the user
to send free faxes around the World. The IFB runs on a small
footprint Linux, allowing all the software, including the kernel,
some utilities and the application to fit into about 2 MB of
FLASH.”

“The device uses 4 MB DiskOnChip flash memory, 8 MB of RAM, and
runs on a 386 processor. The IFB is entirely programmable from the
keypad of the fax machine connected to it. The device has a LCD to
display information about the status of the fax being sent and
received.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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